Stuart Little

Stuart Little
Garth Williams

E. B. White

E.B. White's classic novel about a small mouse on a very big adventure, available in eBook for the very first time!Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure.Stuart's greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears from her nest. Determined to track her down, Stuart ventures away from home for the very first time in his life. He finds adventure aplenty. But will he find his friend?

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This ebook edition first published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2015

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First published in the USA 1945

First published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton Children’s Books Ltd, 1946

Stuart Little

Text copyright © E.B. White, 1945

Text copyright renewed © E.B. White, 1973

Illustration copyright renewed © Garth Williams, 1973

Colourisations copyright © 1999 by Estate of Garth Williams

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Ebook Edition © MARCH 2015 ISBN: 9780008139421

Version: 2015-03-09

Contents

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Title Page (#ue9180d54-e206-53dd-86a1-7e4ea0ee0801)

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1. In the Drain (#ulink_0cdb0740-ab1b-5429-826f-4f52d8a3765c)

2. Home Problems (#ulink_c72e58b9-2f5b-525d-8f9c-f16b269f1e76)

3. Washing Up (#ulink_ee65d3fa-7dc3-5058-9ae0-adfec5797bce)

4. Exercise (#ulink_63f8ee43-7a58-50d0-a159-eea45c27a106)

5. Rescued (#ulink_1ea13dc2-d396-578b-abab-2f8960617306)

6. A Fair Breeze (#ulink_a82d66eb-b5ca-54b3-a9f4-43fdf891f6a7)

7. The Sailboat Race (#litres_trial_promo)

8. Margalo (#litres_trial_promo)

9. A Narrow Escape (#litres_trial_promo)

10. Springtime (#litres_trial_promo)

11. The Automobile (#litres_trial_promo)

12. The Schoolroom (#litres_trial_promo)

13. Ames’ Crossing (#litres_trial_promo)

14. An Evening on the River (#litres_trial_promo)

15. Heading North (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Illustrator (#litres_trial_promo)

Also by the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

1. In the Drain (#ulink_3562bc03-1334-5420-9b64-626f9843f231)

WHEN Mrs Frederick C. Little’s second son arrived, everybody noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse. The truth of the matter was, the baby looked very much like a mouse in every way. He was only about two inches high; and he had a mouse’s sharp nose, a mouse’s tail, a mouse’s whiskers, and the pleasant, shy manner of a mouse. Before he was many days old he was not only looking like a mouse but acting like one, too – wearing a grey hat and carrying a small cane. Mr and Mrs Little named him Stuart, and Mr Little made him a tiny bed out of four clothespins and a cigarette box.

Unlike most babies, Stuart could walk as soon as he was born. When he was a week old he could climb lamps by shinnying up the cord. Mrs Little saw right away that the infant clothes she had provided were unsuitable, and she set to work and made him a fine little blue worsted suit with patch pockets in which he could keep his handkerchief, his money, and his keys. Every morning, before Stuart dressed, Mrs Little went into his room and weighed him on a small scale which was really meant for weighing letters. At birth Stuart could have been sent by first class mail for three cents, but his parents preferred to keep him rather than send him away; and when, at the age of a month, he had gained only a third of an ounce, his mother was so worried she sent for the doctor.

The doctor was delighted with Stuart and said that it was very unusual for an American family to have a mouse. He took Stuart’s temperature and found that it was 98.6, which is normal for a mouse. He also examined Stuart’s chest and heart and looked into his ears solemnly with a flashlight. (Not every doctor can look into a mouse’s ear without laughing.) Everything seemed to be all right, and Mrs Little was pleased to get such a good report.